3 All plugin control widgets, whether they are created by Ardour or
4 by the plugin, have a common set of controls at the top of the window.
5 These include 4 controls for managing <dfn>plugin presets</dfn>.
8 <figure class="center">
9 <img src="/images/plugins_preset_bar.png" alt="The plugin presets toolbar">
11 The plugin presets toolbar.
15 <h2>What Is a Plugin Preset?</h2>
18 A <dfn>preset</dfn> for a plugin is simply a saved set of values for
19 all of a plugin's parameters. If you load a preset, you are restoring
20 all the parameters of that plugin to the values stored in the preset.
21 This is an easy, fast way to manage your preferred settings for
25 <h2>The Preset Selector</h2>
28 The <dfn>preset selector</dfn> (1) is a regular selector that can be
29 clicked to display a list of all known presets for this plugin. This
30 will include presets that have been created by the user, and for some
31 plugin formats, presets that come with the plugin itself.
34 <h2>Loading a New Preset</h2>
37 Clicking on the preset selector pops up a menu showing the names of
38 all available presets. Clicking on the name of a preset loads it, and various
39 controls in the plugin editor change to reflect the new value of some or all
43 <h2>Creating a Preset</h2>
46 Saving the current plugin settings as a new preset is done by clicking on the
47 <kbd class="menu">Add</kbd> button (2) at the top of the window. A dialog
48 will appear asking for a name for the preset.
51 <h2>Saving a Preset</h2>
54 To modify the settings in an existing preset, the preset selector must be used
55 to load the preset, then, when the settings have been adjusted, the
56 <kbd class="menu">Save</kbd> button (3) clicked. The new values will be stored,
57 overwriting the previous version of this preset.
60 <h2>Deleting a preset</h2>
63 Deleting an existing preset is achieved by loading the preset first, then
64 clicking the <kbd class="menu">Delete</kbd> button (4). The preset will be
65 removed, and the preset selector turns blank, showing that no preset is
66 currently loaded (although the settings will stay as they were).